The Germans have annexed our Taytos

Boring username · 25-10-2015 06:36PM #1

Tayto and Hunky Dory crisp group changes hands, writes Sarah McCabe

Largo founder Ray Coyle, one of Ireland's most successful businessmen, has this week agreed to sell his final shareholding in the company he established 33 years ago.

Coyle will sell his 25pc stake in Largo to Germany's Intersnack, which has the right to buy his shares as part of the deal which gave it majority control of the group nine years ago. The amount to be paid for his shares has not been disclosed.

He had the option to buy back an 11pc stake in the firm earlier this year but that option expired.

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/coyle-sells-out-of-largo-foods-34137874.html

I swear to God if they start messing around with the recipe there will be trouble. Wasn't it bad enough you took all our money Angela, now you have to go and take our taytos.

Sh1t just got real.

Fr_Dougal · 25-10-2015 06:38PM

Wonder what the Germans will do with Tayto Park...they don't have a great track record...

peasant · 25-10-2015 06:39PM

Tayto and Hunky Dory shall be known as Toffel and Alice Clark in the future

:D:D

kneemos · 25-10-2015 06:41PM

Might fill the bag.

Boring username · 25-10-2015 06:44PM

kneemos wrote: »

Might fill the bag.

She prefers to be called Angela. Seriously though, talk about taking one for the team, fair play!

roverrules · 25-10-2015 06:45PM

So Tayto are now German, anybody disagree?

Jawgap · 25-10-2015 06:45PM

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Wonder what the Germans will do with Tayto Park...they don't have a great track record...

It'll be annexed........lebensraum!

25-10-2015 06:46PM

Who is owner of the other 75%?

Smiles35 · 25-10-2015 06:47PM

roverrules wrote: »

So Tayto are now German, anybody disagree?

Northern Tayto might hold out.

/reads intersnaks company blurb

timthumbni · 25-10-2015 06:48PM

Boring username wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/coyle-sells-out-of-largo-foods-34137874.html

I swear to God if they start messing around with the recipe there will be trouble. Wasn't it bad enough you took all our money Angela, now you have to go and take our taytos.

Sh1t just got real.

A case of déjà vu here on my part, but out of interest are the tayto in Northern Ireland a separate company than the ones down south? I can't remember if I asked this before whilst on the tear or if I dreamt it.

Anyway my mate says the tayto down south are s@it whilst tayto cheese and onion up here is gods gift. I don't like cheese n onion anyway but know ones who get them shipped to USA, Australia etc to satisfy their craving.

kneemos · 25-10-2015 06:51PM

roverrules wrote: »

So Tayto are now German, anybody disagree?

Anybody.

rubadub · 25-10-2015 06:52PM

kneemos wrote: »

Might fill the bag.

Crisps are sold by weight, if anything you can expect them to reduce the currently oversized packaging.

timthumbni wrote: »

Anyway my mate says the tayto down south are s@it whilst tayto cheese and onion up here is gods gift. I don't like cheese n onion anyway but know ones who get them shipped to USA, Australia etc to satisfy their craving.

Different company as you say. You can get taytos shipped to mongolia from the factory here, but not to the UK, due to the name being registered.

Same issue with magners/bulmers and mcdonnells/batchelors supernoodles.

Boring username · 25-10-2015 06:56PM

An interesting side note in the midst of this unprecedented cultural crisis-nitrogen gas is pumped into a crisp packet to keep them from being crushed during transit and storage.

There'll be an exam later on so take notes if you want.

kneemos · 25-10-2015 06:58PM

rubadub wrote: »

Crisps are sold by weight, if anything you can expect them to reduce the currently oversized packaging.

They're sold by deceiving people into believing their getting a decent bag of crisps,except in the multipacks which are smaller bags because they can't be seen.

conorhal · 25-10-2015 07:21PM

Dear God!

First Diageo came for our Guinness and I said nothing, because I don't drink Guinness.
Then they came for our Cadbury's and Kraft turned it to shoite, but I didn't mind because I prefer a Galaxy.
But this!
I tell you, I'll be boycotting the new Tayto sauerkraut flavour that's for sure! Unless it goes really well with a Pilsner, actually that sound pretty good!

rubadub · 25-10-2015 07:34PM

kneemos wrote: »

They're sold by deceiving people into believing their getting a decent bag of crisps,except in the multipacks which are smaller bags because they can't be seen.

Fair play to them, long may it continue. The idiots who fall for such tricks, and the people wealthy enough to buy bars & crisps singly allow others to get multipacks at a fraction of the price.

vicwatson · 25-10-2015 08:33PM

Now no longer owned by Largo Foods (Ray Coyle) but by the Germans - Intersnack Group.

I fear for the ham and Tayto sandwich, just like Cadburys tastes cat now that Kraft own them.:mad:

timthumbni · 25-10-2015 08:35PM

vicwatson wrote: »

Now no longer owned by Largo Foods (Ray Coyle) but by the Germans - Intersnack Group.

I fear for the ham and Tayto sandwich, just like Cadburys tastes cat now that Kraft own them.:mad:

I regret Indiana that you are too late. Mwhahahahahaha.

Buona Fortuna · 25-10-2015 08:35PM

Never liked them anyway.

mad muffin · 25-10-2015 08:39PM

I for one welcome the new sauerkraut tayto flavour.

Johnny D. Mudd · 25-10-2015 08:45PM

I wonder if this will eventually lead to Craig Doyle being eliminated.

25-10-2015 08:48PM

As long as they never ever ever attempt Tayto chocolate then I'm all for it.

Pinch Flat · 25-10-2015 08:49PM

Always a big fan of their käse und zwiebel and salz und essig crisps

Buona Fortuna · 25-10-2015 08:49PM

Jawgap wrote: »

It'll be annexed........lebensraum!

For refugees?

Shannon757 · 25-10-2015 08:52PM

Penney,Guiness and now Tayto.What next lads?

Ol' Donie · 25-10-2015 08:52PM

conorhal wrote: »

Dear God!

First Diageo came for our Guinness and I said nothing, because I don't drink Guinness.
Then they came for our Cadbury's and Kraft turned it to shoite, but I didn't mind because I prefer a Galaxy.
But this!
I tell you, I'll be boycotting the new Tayto sauerkraut flavour that's for sure! Unless it goes really well with a Pilsner, actually that sound pretty good!

Ha ha ha, great post.

:D

uck51js9zml2yt · 25-10-2015 08:53PM

Maybe they'll experiment with animal flavours from their zoo.

GrayFox208 · 25-10-2015 08:54PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

As long as they never ever ever attempt Tayto chocolate then I'm all for it.

Ireland already has. By the way OP already a thread on this

Shannon757 · 25-10-2015 08:56PM

GrayFox208 wrote: »

Ireland already has. By the way OP already a thread on this

Ya can we close this thread?

tayto lover · 25-10-2015 08:57PM

Buona Fortuna wrote: »

Never liked them anyway.

:mad::mad:

GrayFox208 · 25-10-2015 08:57PM

Shannon757 wrote: »

Ya can we close this thread?

If we wish really really hard enough we can.

The Germans have annexed our Taytos

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